Paulding.com News for Friday, August 14, 2009

[gpatt0n]

	Paulding.com news this week includes:** College officially open in Dallas** County tax increase passes 3-2 ** White gets Beacon Award from County** Student scholarships awarded** Excellence in Education at Chamber** Rodeo tonight** PBA hears business 'doctor'
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[FreeBird]

I love it - blaming the tax increase on Shearin.

 

Let me guess - Ragsdale and Powell are the next to face re-election, right?

[gpatt0n]

I love it - blaming the tax increase on Shearin.

 

Let me guess - Ragsdale and Powell are the next to face re-election, right?

 

I actually saw the ex-chair dude tonight at the rodeo and he suggested that he plan to avoid a 'tax increase' for the courthouse. How? He asserted he planned to sell land along the frontage on 278 on the south east side of Constitution avenue ( the strip of land southeast of the courthouse complex) for commercial development. He said that the land would have brough upwards of eight million and he had at least on financial institution close to the dotted line. He suggested the sale would have allowed the county to avoid the tax increase this year for sure and maybe most of next year. However, when he was defeated, he said interest in making the sale disappeared.

 

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[FreeBird]

regardless of schemes of avoiding increasing taxes, the bottom line is that three members of the BoC voted for one.

[gpatt0n]

And the plain fact is that had the bond for the courthouse not been a part of the equation, the marginal increase in the M and O operation would not have made up for the decline in property values and would have the net effect of being a tax cut.

 

For the record, when the taxable value of a parcel of property increases, the tax goes up even as the millage rate remains the same. Ditto when the base value of the a parcel that declines in value ... The tax goes down and depending on the increase in the millage rate, may indeed be a net tax cut.

 

Indeed, there will be some homeowners who will experience a net decline in their tax bills this year. Others (me included) who have had a tax assessment increase (how'd that happen?) will pay more in tax.

 

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[FreeBird]

Three of the existing commissioners voted for the courthouse bond. What would have happened if the economy and housing values had not declined. The tax rate would have probably stayed the same.

 

You can blame it all on Shearin for the next 10 years. I understand that 3 sitting BoC members voted for an increase. I understand why they had to do it and think the board made every attempt to cut expenses, etc. In the end they did vote for a tax increase.

[mojo413]

I actually saw the ex-chair dude tonight at the rodeo and he suggested that he plan to avoid a 'tax increase' for the courthouse. How? He asserted he planned to sell land along the frontage on 278 on the south east side of Constitution avenue ( the strip of land southeast of the courthouse complex) for commercial development. He said that the land would have brough upwards of eight million and he had at least on financial institution close to the dotted line. He suggested the sale would have allowed the county to avoid the tax increase this year for sure and maybe most of next year. However, when he was defeated, he said interest in making the sale disappeared.

 

pubby

 

First I do believe Jerry told you this story.

Second I DO NOT believe Jerry ever had a buyer lined up with $8 million in hand.

 

I listened to David Austin say a few words at the Community Makeover Worship Service and was standing there thinking "what a differance a year makes". A year ago we had recent memories of Pat Crook's email drama and Jerry tubes proclaiming David was really a developer. This year we have open, honest, respectful, accountable local government, working to recruit and develop industry and business. If Jerry would have had a buyer lined up with $8 million in hand Pat's email would not have said "if you guys run this ad, you will not be able to go out in public". With $8 million there would have been no need to raise taxes.

 

 

Does not matter to me if it was 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 voting for the Court House... From what I was watching on TV Jerry and Pat were leading the charge.

 

 

 

I for one say GOOD RIDANCE KING JERRY.